Page:Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings, 1887, vol 3.djvu/351

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MOSES angel points to the promised land ; in dis- tance, to left, burial of Moses. Painted in 1484. C. & G, Italy, iii. 8 ; Vasari, ed. Mil., iii. 691. MOSES ON THE MOUNT, Tintoretto, S. M. dell' Orto, Venice ; canvas, left wall of Cappella Maggiore. The people of Israel offering their most precious possessions to cast the Golden Calf ; above, Moses receiv- ing the Tables of the Law on Mount Sinai. Zanetti, 528. MOSES STKIKING THE ROCK (Exo- rard, Sartain. Sketch : Earl of Normanton, Soinerby, Hants, Eng. Curtis, 115, 122. By Nicolas Pouxxin, Bridgewater House, London ; canvas, H. 3 ft. 3 in. x-i ft. 5 in. An open country with trees and rocky moun- tain at right, near which are Moses and Aaron, the latter addressing the people and pointing to the miraculous flow of water. Painted in Rome for M. Chantelon, whence passed to Orleans Gallery. Engraved by Baudet ; Dambrun, in Orleans Gallery. Waagen, Treasures, ii. 38 ; Smith, viii. 17. Last Commands of Moses, Luca Signorelli, S:stine Chapel, Vatican. dus xvii.), Mnrillo, Hospital of La Caridad, Seville ; canvas, H. 11 ft. C in. x 18 ft. In centre, a large rock, around which are gath- ered many people filling jars and quenching their thirst with the water which has burst forth ; in front, Moses and Aaron giving thanks ; the boy on a mule, and the girl holding up a jar to be filled, are said to be portraits of Murillo's children. Compan- ion to Miracle of Loaves and Fishes, La Caridad ; one of eight large pictures painted in 1670-74 for that hospital. Engraved by R. Esteve ; mezzotint by Boilby ; centre only, engraved by J. Rogers, Blauchard, F. Gi- By Nicolas Pouxxin, Hermitage, St. Pe- tersburg ; canvas, H. 4 ft. x C ft. 3 in. Mo- ses and Aaron, standing together, the former smiting the rock, while the latter returns thanks for the deliverance ; in foreground, at right, many groups of afflicted, some slaking their thirst. Painted in 1640 for C. Stella ; later in Houghton Collection, which passed in 1787 to Empress Catharine of Rus- sia. Engraved by C. Stella ; J. B. de Poilly ; J. B. Michell, in Houghtou Gallery. Smith, viii. 15. By Tintoretto, Scuola di S. Rocco, Venice ; square, on ceiling of upper room. Moses 303